Archive for May, 2006
Carnival Glory Launches New Four-Port, Seven-Day Western Caribbean Itinerary From Port Canaveral
Carnival Cruise Lines’ 110,000-ton Carnival Glory recently began a new four-port, seven-day itinerary, part of the ship’s alternating week-long eastern and western Caribbean cruise schedule from Port Canaveral, Fla.
May 30, 2006
Posted in: Cruise Ships
Peru waterfall to be new tourist attraction
By David Browne l eTN Europe A waterfall in a remote region of Peru is to be promoted as a tourist attraction from next year, after it was revealed to the world in a German television program. The feature, named the Gocta Falls after an ancient local settlement, has been designated the world's largest waterfall [...]
May 30, 2006
Posted in: Peru
$1 billion accommodation boost for Western Australia
By Y Sulaiman l eTN Asia/Pacific Western Australia tourism is getting a A$1 billion boost of accommodation projects, now various stages of construction in the state. A total of 5,655 rooms are projected to be added to the state’s tourism industry on completion of the various projects.
May 30, 2006
Posted in: Australia
Oman and Egypt has joined hands to set up a major world-class tourism project
By Aftab H. Kola MUSCAT, Oman (eTN) — Government-owned Oman Tourism Development Company (OTDC) and Egypt's Orascom unveiled here last week the master plan for the prestigious US$600 million joint venture – Muriya. On behalf of the government, OTDC has picked a 30 per cent stake in the new tourism venture and Egypt's Orascom 70 [...]
May 30, 2006
Posted in: Middle East General
Memorial Day holiday-makers packed Aruba
By Hazel Heyer Oranjestad, Aruba (eTN) — Over 3500 tourists, mostly soul aficionados, descended upon the sunshiny island of Aruba on Memorial Day weekend. A huge wave of soul music lovers rushed to the shores of the Caribbean hot spot during the 6th Annual Soul Beach Music Festival from May 24th to May 29th at [...]
May 30, 2006
Posted in: Caribbean
The Saturday morning quake in Indonesia that killed more than 4,000 people
By Glenn Knape eTurbonews For weeks now inhabitants in the ancient city of Yogyakarta, in the densely populated heart of Java, had been looking north with fear, for Mt. Merapi had threatened to erupt any moment now. Emergency preparedness efforts had been meticulously set in place along threatened slopes, from emergency bunkers to evacuation sites, [...]
May 30, 2006
Posted in: Indonesia
Air Arabia flies into Europe
Air Arabia LLC, the first low-fares airline in the Middle East and North Africa, today flew its first flight into Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport. The flight was piloted by Captain Martha Pabon, Air Arabia's first woman pilot to salute the achievements of Sabiha Gökçen, the lady combat pilot from Turkey after whom the Istanbul airport [...]
May 30, 2006
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
Rajasthan man celebrates 137th birthday
by M.M.Khanna, C/O Services India, Chandigarh. Celebrating his 137th birthday here, Rahim Khan alias Habib Miyan, who holds the record of being the oldest man in the Limca Book Of World Records, said he had no more wishes left in life.
May 30, 2006
Posted in: India
DUBAI ROADSHOW IN PARIS TO TARGET 200 TRADE AND TRAVEL PROFESSIONALS
The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) would be adding fresh impetus to its overseas promotional campaign with its participation at the forthcoming Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meeting and Events (IMEX 2006) in Frankfurt, Germany scheduled to be held between May 30 and June 1.
May 30, 2006
Posted in: Dubai
DRESDEN, GERMANY – AN EIGHT-CENTURY-OLD BEAUTY REBORN
For generations, Western Europe recognized Dresden, in northeast Germany, as one of its most beautiful cities, with street after street of elaborate Baroque facades and spectacular public collections of paintings and jewellery. That all ended in February 1945, weeks before the final collapse of the Third Reich, when fire bombings by Allied bombers reduced the [...]
May 30, 2006
Posted in: Germany